shay

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ʃeɪ/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(shā)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
shay  (shā),USA pronunciation n. [Chiefly Dial.]
  1. Slang Termsa chaise.
  • respelling, respelled and back formation from chaise (taken as plural) 1710–20

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
shay / ʃeɪ/
  1. a dialect word for chaise
Etymology: 18th Century: back formation from chaise, mistakenly thought to be plural
'shay' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
chaise - chay

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